Houston standout signs with Gold RushApril 14, 2010
NEW ORLEANS — Amir Rahbar of Houston has signed
a men's tennis scholarship with Xavier University of Louisiana.
Rahbar, a right-hander and a TennisRecruiting.net
three-star recruit, was a combined 32-2 in singles and doubles for Memorial
High School during the fall to help the Mustangs win the Region III-5A
championship and reach the Class 5A semifinals in November. The Mustangs
were unbeaten during the 2008 regular season.
Rahbar reached the championship match in five amateur
tournaments in 2009 and won once. He moved to Houston for 11th grade after
helping Okemos High School in Lansing, Mich., win the Lower Peninsula Division
2 state championship his freshman year.
Xavier is ranked 16th in the NAIA and must replace
seniors Cameron Knowles and Mario Myles from this year's team. Rahbar is the
first to sign with the Gold Rush for next season.

The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Xavier fields men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country and tennis.